PGA Championship Preview, Odds and Best Bet

Scottie Scheffler will look to capture his second consecutive PGA Championship as the event heads to Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Scheffler enters as the +480 favorite.

Scheffler ran away with last year’s title by five strokes over Harris English, Bryson DeChambeau and Davis Riley. The tournament begins on Thursday, May 14, and will be played on the par-70, 7,394-yard layout.

Other 2026 PGA Championship Contenders:
-Rory McIlroy +850
-Cameron Young +1200
-Jon Rahm +1500
-Xander Schauffele +1600
-Ludvig Åberg +1800
-Bryson DeChambeau +2200

First Round Leader Odds:
– Scottie Scheffler +1400
– Rory McIlroy +1915
– Jon Rahm +2500
– Cameron Young +2700
– Bryson DeChambeau +2700
– Ludvig Åberg +2900
– Xander Schauffele +3500
– Brooks Koepka +3800
– Matt Fitzpatrick +3900
– Tommy Fleetwood +4100
– Justin Thomas +4600
– Collin Morikawa +4600
– Justin Rose +4600

Our Pick: Ludvig Åberg First Round Leader +2900

The value is on Scheffler, who’s notably more expensive to win the overall title three days later; however, there’s a small but notable edge the odds makers are signaling—the one we’re earmarking as the 18-hole winner. That edge belongs to Ludvig Åberg at +2900, listed higher than Xander Schauffele. Åberg is currently a stronger first-round scorer this season, so there’s solid statistical support for the pricing, yet Schauffele remains a formidable threat with a major title on his résumé, which explains the apparent disconnect. We’ll pounce with the 26-year-old Swede, who’s finished inside the top 10 five times this season after a rough start on the West Coast. There’s something about the 63 he shot Thursday at Harbour Town that sticks in our minds.